Five-star DL [autotag]Jahkeem Stewart[/autotag] was originally the top prospect in the 2026 class before reclassifying to 2025. The New Orleans product remains a five-star and is the top-ranked player left on LSU’s board.
LSU usually doesn’t let prospects of Stewart’s caliber get out of state, but Stewart is a candidate to join Bryce Underwood in Michigan’s class.
At one point, LSU looked destined to land Underwood and Stewart. Underwood, the top overall recruit in 2025, flipped to Michigan on Thursday, delivering a massive blow to LSU’s class.
Soon after the news of Underwood’s flip, On3’s Steve Wiltfong reported that Michigan was in a position to make a push for Stewart.
The writing has been on the wall with Stewart for weeks. He wasn’t an LSU slam dunk to begin with and Oregon, USC, and Ohio State have made significant progress with Stewart in recent months.
Stewart was in Baton Rouge for LSU’s meeting with Alabama — where he saw the Tigers lose 42-13. Bryce Underwood was in town that day too.
LSU will likely finish with a top-10 class, but it won’t be the loaded group fans once hoped for. Underwood was the second prospect to flip from LSU this cycle after WR Dakorien Moore committed to Oregon.
Moore is the top WR in the class and originally committed to LSU in August of 2023.
Stewart isn’t a flip, but losing homegrown talent of his level hurts LSU.